This week is Flood Insurance Awareness Week, and Congress is responding by taking a look at how flood insurance works — and sometimes doesn’t work. Michael Pope reports.
Congressman Denver Riggleman is Trying to Revamp the National Flood Insurance Program
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- U.S. Tops 25 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases January 24, 2021The devastating news comes almost one year to the day after the first case of the virus was detected in the country and as officials warn that the situation will only grow worse before it gets better.
- 11 Miners Rescued In China After 2 Weeks Trapped Below Ground January 24, 2021The workers became trapped on Jan. 10 following an unexplained explosion at a gold mine in the eastern province of Shandong. One miner has died and another 10 remain missing.
- New Zealand Records 1st Suspected COVID-19 Community Case Since November January 24, 2021A 56-year-old woman who had traveled to Spain and the Netherlands for work late last year has tested positive for the coronavirus. It's New Zealand's first probable community transmission in months.
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